The PSNI has again refused to comment on whether they are investigating the criminal gang Action Against Drugs (AAD) for the murder of Danny McKay despite being able to state publicly that they are investigating its involvement in the murder of Kevin McGuigan. Danny McKay, 36, was cut down in a hail of bullets in […]
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After sparking political crisis with comments on Kevin McGuigan murder, PSNI remains silent about AAD and shooting of Danny McKay
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98 crimes prove Council crime strategy for Divis has failed
NINETY- eight criminal acts have been carried out in the lower Falls area from April through to June. The upsurge in crime is concentrated in the small residential cluster of Hamill Street, College Street and Galway Street close to the city centre. Statistics from the Police UK website record 46 criminal acts ranging from anti-social […]
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More police needed on street to deal with rash of crimes in Botanic, says local councillor
A South Belfast councillor has called for more police on the streets in an effort to capture the person or persons behind an upsurge in violent crime in the Botanic area of the city. Declan Boyle criticised the level of safety on the streets of Botanic and said that settled residents as well as the […]
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Villiers backs Chief Constable’s assessment that IRA aren’t involved in paramilitary activity
Secretary of State Theresa Villiers moved to pour oil on troubled political waters yesterday when she said after meeting senior party figures that she shares the assessment of Chief Constable George Hamilton that the IRA still exists but is not involved in paramilitary activity. Senior unionist politicians had demanded to meet Ms Villiers in the […]
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Vacant homes in North Belfast earmarked for refurbishment are plastered with threatening posters
Derelict homes in Tigers Bay have been plastered with posters saying ‘Local Housing for Local People’ as the Housing Executive work to bring a number of vacant properties back into commission. The posters also include the message ‘No Bru Drops’. In Belfast parlance a ‘bru drop’ is a property that is used as an address […]
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Sinn Féin claim republicans not behind McGuigan killing as unionists raise spectre of exclusion
There’s been a widespread and heated response by political parties to a press conference given by the PSNI yesterday in which it was claimed that the Provisional IRA carried out the killing of Kevin McGuigan. Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly has denied claims that the IRA is still in existence and says the gang police […]
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